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You know what plain writing is. You know why using plain language and everyday words matter in medical communication, where words can make the difference between life and death. Now it’s time to focus on the how: How can you use plain language in healthcare writing? In 2023, we ran a healthcare marketing study to…
Content style guides are like the potato mashers in your cutlery drawer. You know it’s there, it peeks out to say hi when you open the drawer, but you rarely use it. (Apologies to any potato masher lovers out there.) But style guides should be more like your spatula or peeler — something essential that…
Aha Media Group writer Teri Cettina switched roles, from health copywriter to patient, when she was diagnosed with stage IV pancreatic cancer. Teri reached the end of her battle with cancer in July 2022. We are honored to carry her legacy of empathy forward. When the healthcare writer becomes the reader I had just finished…
Let’s say you want to become a more succinct writer. You search for something like “how to write more concisely” and open the first 2 search results (below ads, of course).
This article is the second in our 3-part series on tips for interviewing healthcare stakeholders and using the information to create engaging, robust content. Read part 1: 3 Steps to Prep for Interviewing a Healthcare Stakeholder. It’s exciting to have the opportunity to interview a stakeholder who has the information you need to pull together…
This article is the first in our 3-part series on tips for interviewing stakeholders and using the information you get to create engaging and empathetic content. When I first started out as a health writer, the notion of interviewing a stakeholder was terrifying. Like many of my fellow writers, my gift is the written word,…
Recently, we talked about how visual content marketing boosts the visibility of your content and helps users retain key messages. Visuals such as images and videos are content marketing awesome sauce because they require less brainwork than words do. And nothing builds loyalty faster than a good online experience. If I see a dress online…
We’re all looking for the magic pill that will turn our content into conversion fuel for our products and services. There’s no magic unicorn or secret formula that will make your content conversion perfect every time. But, you knew that already. There are best practices that you should follow every single time you write content….
